Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-10
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

kentucky has banana fiend who
recently ate thirty-four bananas in one
hour. Unless he is careful where he
throws the skins he viii have much to
answer for.
Alice NJ. Longfellow, daughter of
the poet has been chosen a member of
She is also one of the trustees of the
Harvard Annex.
Prince, a fine Jersey bull belonging
to n joint stock company. created
sensation one day last week at Talla-
hassee by deliberately killing a cow. 1t
is said that he lifted her on his horns,
threw her into the air, and killed her
almost instantly.
Even to people who have made
their fortunes, or have attained SO
much property that they are quite easy
as to the future. the dead town has no
attractions. The evidence of deca-
dence can never be attractive.-San
Francisco Bu'ietin.
"A natural curiosity exists in Fay
cite County. Ind, known as Shaky
Hill. 1t comprises about twelve acres,
and is occasionally subject to tremu-
lous movements affecting several acres
of land. This phenomena is said to
have been noticed for fifty-seven years.
"A man has been selling patent
churns to the Maine farmers, taking in
payment notes payable on demand
and made mot transferable" and
pledging himself not to demand pay
ment within Il certain long period.
Then he changed the not to note,
and sold the notes, and the farmers
were called upon to pay up.
George d. Ash, living near Hagers-
town, Md, is engaged in quarrying
stone on his farm, using dynamite for
the purpose. A steer belonging to Mr..
Ash strayed into the quarry. and, find
ing the dynamite cartridge, ate it.
The dynamite proved unwholesome
diet. exploding and bursting the ami
NAL.
Rev. Adirondack Murray says of
the lying capacity of the French Cana
dian: There is childish enthusiasm
about it that captivates you. He smiles
as he lies. He lays his hand on his
heart; he lifts his eyes upward; he en-
bellishes his little lie with sanity allu-
sions; he lies rs if he believed his own
lie"
The Orlando Gla.) Record has
cat 1t is Il black cat; it is also gen
tleman cat. His name is Satan, and he
acts that way. Last night he fell into
the ink barrel; the pressman made
some appropriate remarks in which his
Satanic majestyIs name occurred fire.
quently. Then he (the caO walked all
over the poem EDITORS desk and finally
went to sleep in the waste-basket.
'Requies cat in pace"
The Savannah Nes0s perpetrates
the following: A lady at Indian spring
has hen that is quite curiosity. 1t
has coat of hair in place of feathers.
Although it is only chicken, still it is
a wonderful freak of nature. 1t came
from a flock of ordinary chickens, and
the cause of its singular coat is mys-
terry. 1t lays, sits and matches like
other chickens, and some of its off,
spring is like the parent, but she has
not yet succeeded in bringing them to
maturity.
From France comes the announce
ment of a newly-invented rotary print
ing machine, which is said to print,
superpose and fold publications from
two rolls of paper, if 30 desired. Suit
able devices are provided-there are
four cutting and folding cylinders, two
of which cut and fold the sheets from
one roll. while the other two operate
upon the remaining one. Each of the
two pairs of cylinders are, however,
capable Independently of cutting and
folding the sheets Public Opinion.
The Roman Catholic authorities of
Boston are planning to establish one
great common cemetery for all the
cities in adjacent parts of the State, to
which the railroads are expected to run
special funeral trains daily, the cars
going directly into the grounds and all
expense of carriages being done away
with, the undertaken carrying the body
TO the station, the city and the railroad
landing it at the grave. The Boston
& Lowell railroad is said to be ready to
run funeral trains at reduced rates if
such a cemetery is established. In Mex
leo they have special funeral cars over
the horse-car routes to the cemeteries.
The history of the toothpick in this
country has few curious and interest
ing features. Not many years ago
man in South America, whose wife was
in the United States, whitfield out few
wooden toothpicks and sent them to her.
In some way not now known the pro-
prietor of 4 hotel obtained some of
them and, learning who made them, he
applied for a supply. This led to large
sale of The whitfield picks and finally to
the establishment of an agency for their
sale in this country. The toothpick
manemigrated North and invented ma